I don't have anything against Mustain and think he was unfairly benched by Colonel Reb in '06, but at this point the inescapable conclusion is steadily being reached that, just maybe, he was a bit overrated coming out of high school.

Sort of like colonel reb.

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The aftermath of Colonel Reb is going to follow this kid for the rest of his life. I hope he went to class because the football gods have surely cursed him.

Although nobody hates Houston Nutt more than I do, you cannot blame him this time. Many of us thought that as soon as Mitch left UA and went elsewhere then his true talent would be utilized and he hopefully could end up beating Nutt's ass down the line. However, Houston Nutt has the last laugh here. Mitch was a product of Gus' system (which is a terrible offense for QB development turns out) and was a major flop.

Having said that, I hope the kid can get his stuff together and have a good career with his USC education.

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The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job

Although nobody hates Colonel Reb more than I do, you cannot blame him this time. Many of us thought that as soon as Mitch left UA and went elsewhere then his true talent would be utilized and he hopefully could end up beating Colonel Reb's ass down the line. However, Colonel Reb has the last laugh here. Mitch was a product of Gus' system (which is a terrible offense for QB development turns out) and was a major flop.

I don't know if anyone can say wehther this is true or not. When Mustain was given the opportunity to play at Arkansas he put up decent statistics, especially for a true freshman.

Mustain's 2nd biggest mistake, after buying into Nutt BS, was buying into Pete Carroll's BS. No doubt Mustain became a jukebox hero with stars in his eyes when the mighty Trojans came calling, he should've been a little more discerning and transferred to where he would've had a chance of starting immediately, some place that actually needed a QB. With Sanchez and Corp there it would've been tough to get playing time. Add in home state golden boy Barkley and he was toast.

I don't know if anyone can say wehther this is true or not. When Mustain was given the opportunity to play at Arkansas he put up decent statistics, especially for a true freshman.

Mustain's 2nd biggest mistake, after buying into Nutt BS, was buying into Pete Carroll's BS. No doubt Mustain became a jukebox hero with stars in his eyes when the mighty Trojans came calling, he should've been a little more discerning and transferred to where he would've had a chance of starting immediately, some place that actually needed a QB. With Sanchez and Corp there it would've been tough to get playing time. Add in home state golden boy Barkley and he was toast.

Whoever was advising him when it came time to transfer did a piss-poor job. There were probably a couple of dozen schools in Division I-A he could've transferred to and been in a great position to become the starter after his redshirt year, and instead he picked the one school where it was going to be the hardest to see the field.

Although nobody hates Houston Nutt more than I do, you cannot blame him this time. Many of us thought that as soon as Mitch left UA and went elsewhere then his true talent would be utilized and he hopefully could end up beating Nutt's ass down the line. However, Houston Nutt has the last laugh here. Mitch was a product of Gus' system (which is a terrible offense for QB development turns out) and was a major flop.

Having said that, I hope the kid can get his stuff together and have a good career with his USC education.

Sure you can. In spite of his lack of success, do you really think that Mitch could not have bested the production of the double Dicked QB tandem? Nutt picked the wrong QB to fuck over.

I don't have anything against Mustain and think he was unfairly benched by Nutt in '06, but at this point the inescapable conclusion is steadily being reached that, just maybe, he was a bit overrated coming out of high school.

I think he had the talent and the potential to be a great one, but he was hampered by a lot of factors, not the least of which was playing for Dale.

I think he had the talent and the potential to be a great one, but he was hampered by a lot of factors, not the least of which was playing for Dale.

I agree wholeheartedly that playing for Nutt appears to be a huge damper on the ability of a quarterback to excel and develop his talents.

That said, he only had one year at the UA and four years at USC, a school that has been churning out NFL quarterbacks in mass quantities in recent years (few of whom have starred in the NFL, so far, but I digress . . ). So it's hard to heap TOO much blame on Nutt for this one.

I agree wholeheartedly that playing for Nutt appears to be a huge damper on the ability of a quarterback to excel and develop his talents.

That said, he only had one year at the UA and four years at USC, a school that has been churning out NFL quarterbacks in mass quantities in recent years (few of whom have starred in the NFL, so far, but I digress . . ). So it's hard to heap TOO much blame on Nutt for this one.

I guess that depends on how many reps he actually got a USC. If he hasn't progressed since he was a freshman here, then most of that is on him, but Nutt still deserves his share of the blame.

I don't know if anyone can say wehther this is true or not. When Mustain was given the opportunity to play at Arkansas he put up decent statistics, especially for a true freshman.

Mustain's 2nd biggest mistake, after buying into Colonel Reb BS, was buying into Pete Carroll's BS. No doubt Mustain became a jukebox hero with stars in his eyes when the mighty Trojans came calling, he should've been a little more discerning and transferred to where he would've had a chance of starting immediately, some place that actually needed a QB. With Sanchez and Corp there it would've been tough to get playing time. Add in home state golden boy Barkley and he was toast.

I agree with you on this: Had he transferred to Tulsa with Gus I believe he could have had a serviceable and probably good college career. But his handicaps, like arm strength, mobility and decision making in a pro-style offense are not up for debate when you just got cut by something called Hamilton in the CFL.

Starkville, Casey Dick at least got a TRYOUT with an NFL team. I'd say at some point you just have to admit that it's not Nutt, or Carrol or Hamilton. The kid just isn't big time material.

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The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job

Whoever was advising him when it came time to transfer did a piss-poor job.

It has to sting a little for him but being the big shot football player is over. I'm sure Mitch is more than welcome back home or hopefully he made some contacts out in L.A. It's time to start plan b. If he likes football so much, he can find a good program and be a G.A.for them and get into coaching.

I apologize. I just hate seeing it hoping there is something new and exciting and being let down. I guess I'm just bored due to nothing going on in sports. Which in turn is probably why this thread is alive.

I HATE THIS TIME OF YEAR! other than that awesome game 7 of the Stanley Cup tonight.....

I apologize. I just hate seeing it hoping there is something new and exciting and being let down. I guess I'm just bored due to nothing going on in sports. Which in turn is probably why this thread is alive.

I HATE THIS TIME OF YEAR! other than that awesome game 7 of the Stanley Cup tonight.....

Heh. I feel your pain.

I promise not to post in the Mustain thread unless he's found with a dead hooker and 40 kilos of blow.